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A wooden Star of David stands in a makeshift memorial to pay tribute to the victims of Sunday’s mass shooting on Bondi Beach. Photo: Reuters
Australia

Australia’s Albanese faces battle over gun laws after Bondi Beach shooting

The prime minister’s call for tighter gun controls is meeting resistance from right-wing populists and mainstream conservatives.

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Middle East

US strikes at Isis fighters in Syria after 3 Americans killed

The Philippines

Is Philippines being unfairly named in Australia’s Bondi Beach shooting?

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Australia

‘I am angry’: hate spreaders in Australia to lose visas after Bondi shooting

Prime Minister Albanese vowed to fight the ‘evil scourge’ of division and outlined measures to punish preachers stoking violence.

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Mourners gather for the funeral of a 10-year-old girl, who was killed in the Bondi Beach shooting, in Sydney on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
The Philippines

Philippines rejects ‘outdated’ violent extremism label linked to Bondi attack

National Security Adviser Ano denied the alleged gunmen who killed 15 people in Sydney received military training in Davao.

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Australia

Millions raised for ‘hero of Australia’ who stopped gunman at Bondi Beach

Over 40,000 people have donated about US$1.5 million to Ahmed al Ahmed, the Syrian-Australian Muslim hero who saved Jewish lives.

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India

Indian police reveal Bondi Beach shooting suspect’s background

Police said the Indian family of Sajid Akram, who got a degree in commerce in Hyderabad, was unaware of his ‘radical mindset’.

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People leave floral tributes at the promenade of Bondi Beach in Sydney on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Australia

‘He was a nice person’: alleged Bondi gunman’s path to violence stuns Australia

Police investigate how Naveed Akram went from a teenager interested in Islam to one of Australia’s worst alleged killers.

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Australia

Isis-inspired Bondi gunmen visited Philippines before shooting: police

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Sajid Akram and his son Naveed had been radicalised by an ‘ideology of hate’.

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Middle East

Trump vows retaliation after 2 US troops and a civilian killed in Syria ambush

This is the first attack on American service members to inflict casualties since the fall of Assad a year ago.

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US President Donald Trump talks to the press before boarding Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House on Saturday. Photo: AFP
Central Asia

Afghan boy, 13, executes family’s killer in echoes of worst days of Taliban rule

The public execution, the 11th carried out since the Taliban seized power in 2021, has drawn global condemnation.

A Taliban policeman looks on as a crowd heads toward a stadium to attend the public execution on Tuesday. Photo: AP
Middle East

‘No calm in Beirut’ as more Israeli strikes expected after Hezbollah ultimatum

Israel’s ultimatum to Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah by New Year’s Eve is more about political pressure than an invasion plan, analysts say.

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Pakistan

Pakistan rejects UN warning over legal immunity for military chief

A constitutional amendment approved by parliament earlier this month shields Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and other top officials from prosecution for life.

Israel-Gaza war

Egypt trains hundreds of Palestinian officers to police post-war Gaza

Palestinian movements have agreed to a force of around 10,000 officers but Israel opposes Hamas or Palestinian Authority involvement in Gaza.

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Armed Palestinian Hamas militants follow a digger which has been supplied by Egypt to search for bodies of killed Israeli hostages in Gaza City on November 2. Photo: AFP
Pakistan

Can mediators prevent war between Afghanistan, Pakistan as tensions spike?

Prolonged proxy warfare could create space for terrorist groups such as Isis-K to regenerate and plot overseas attacks, analysts warn.

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Residents clear debris from houses destroyed in air strikes in Khost, Afghanistan, on Tuesday. Photo: EPA
Pakistan

3 Pakistani security officers killed in suicide bombing near Afghan border

One attacker detonated his explosives at the main gate of the paramilitary headquarters while a second was shot and killed in its compound.

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Israel-Gaza war

Hezbollah military chief killed in Israeli strike on Beirut

Israel’s prime minister said Hezbollah’s Haytham Tabtabai was leading efforts to rebuild the militant group’s strength.

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Indonesia

Isis-linked group used video games to radicalise Indonesian children: police

Over 110 children have been targeted by terrorist recruiters this year alone, a ‘massive’ spike from 17 between 2011 and 2017, police say.

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Members of a police bomb squad inspect the wreckage of a motorbike used to carry out a suicide attack in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, on March 29, 2021. Photo: AP
Israel-Gaza war

Netanyahu faces backlash for leading Israel’s October 7 probe

Critics claim the probe lacks independence, and that Netanyahu is evading responsibility by overseeing the probe himself.

Syria

Syria detains security forces over sectarian violence that killed hundreds

The arrests follow a July rampage in Sweida where government fighters effectively sided with Bedouin clans against the Druze.

Pakistan

Islamabad court blast kills 12 as Pakistan Taliban faction claims attack

Threat of more attacks follows, as Pakistan struggles with a resurgent Taliban.

A police officer stands at the site of a blast outside a court building in Islamabad, Pakistan on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
Syria

Syria joins alliance against Isis after Trump hosts ex-jihadist president

President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s White House visit caps a remarkable turnaround for a former jihadist who once had a US$10 million bounty on his head.

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa in the Oval Office. Photo: Syrian Presidency Press Office via AP
Africa

Malian woman who posted on TikTok is abducted and publicly executed

Mariam Cisse, who had 90,000 followers, was kidnapped and shot after her abductors accused her of collaborating with the army.

Israel-Gaza war

Israel confirms receiving remains of soldier killed in 2014 Gaza war

The return of Lieutenant Hadar Goldin’s remains closes an 11-year chapter that has haunted both his family and the nation.

Middle East

Syria leader arrives in US for Trump visit after removal from terror blacklist

Ahmed al-Sharaa, whose rebel forces ousted Assad, has been working to present a moderate image, in a break from his group’s violent past.

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Syria’s President Ahmed Al-Sharaa speaks during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September. Photo: AP
Middle East

Civilians or terrorists? Israeli drone strike kills 2 Lebanese brothers

The latest attacks came as the EU voiced concern over Israel’s continued strikes despite its year-old ceasefire with Lebanon.

Members of the Lebanese Red Cross inspect the wreckage of a vehicle struck by an Israeli drone in the town of Shebaa on Saturday. Photo: EPA
Israel-Gaza war

Palestinian death toll passes 69,000 as Israel-Gaza truce allows body recovery

As part of the US-brokered deal, Israel has released the remains of 15 Palestinians for each Israeli hostage returned.

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Central Asia

Taliban says Afghanistan-Pakistan ceasefire will hold, despite failed talks

Afghanistan blamed ‘irresponsible and uncooperative’ Pakistan for the failure while Islamabad said Kabul was not clamping down on terrorism.

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